Calamus vs Vegetable fern

Acorus calamus compared with Diplazium esculentum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Calamus	Vegetable fern
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Acorales (Acorales)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Acoraceae	Athyriaceae
Genus	Acorus	Diplazium
Species	Acorus calamus	Diplazium esculentum

Evolutionary Relationship

Calamus and Vegetable fern share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Calamus

LC — Least Concern

Vegetable fern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Calamus	Vegetable fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Calamus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (30 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Vegetable fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, South Africa, and United States.

Calamus

The Calamus (Acorus calamus) is a species in the genus Acorus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇿🇦 South Africa 🇺🇸 United States